Peter L. Berger

Last week we lost our Founder and former Director, Peter L. Berger. His contribution both to the Boston University community and the study of the sociology of religion and modernization, and the sociology of knowledge is immeasurable. Please click below for some reflections on Peter’s life.

From former Director Robert W. Hefner
From Associate Dean of Social Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences, Nancy T. Ammerman
From colleague George Weigel for the National Review
From Adam Garfinkle, editor of The American Interest
From a former student, Michael Plekon

Obituary in The New York Times
Obituary in BU Today